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The "murky" and "unclear" set of terms were perfectly expressed in the contract that was signed between the company and the free-lancing/ externalised resource in question (who now poses as a former employee). There was no "hot potato" involved - two of the managers took the responsibility for this collaboration, over the third. The issues were in relation to the candidate's capabilities/ portfolio and general attitude, as observed in previous collaborations. At the end, seems like the third manager was right...